1. Cranbrook (City) / Jim Smith Lake / Norbury Lakes / Perry Creek / St. Eugene Mission / St. Mary River / Wild Horse River (Cranbrook, 8km)
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The area around Cranbrook was formerly known as Joseph's Prairie, and here the Kootenay Indian village of A'Qkis ga'ktlect (meaning 'two streams going along together') once stood. |
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2. Fort Steele / Mount Fisher / Mather Creek (Cranbrook, 8km)
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Mount Fisher - After Jack Fisher, who discovered gold on Wild Horse Creek in 1863. The mining camp that sprang up here after this discovery was named Fisherville. |
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3. Jimsmith Lake Park (Cranbrook, 8km)
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4. Lumberton (Cranbrook, 8km)
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5. Mayook (Cranbrook, 8km)
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Mayook - In 1906 the local postmaster, R.B. Benedict, wrote to Ottawa that the settlement was named after a local Kootenay Indian family of some means. He added, 'They are respectable and speak English fairly well.' |
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6. Moyie Lake Park (Cranbrook, 8km)
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7. North Star (Cranbrook, 8km)
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8. Old Town (Cranbrook, 8km)
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9. Saint Mary's 1A (Cranbrook, 8km)
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10. St. Eugene Mission (Cranbrook, 8km)
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11. St. Mary's 1 (Cranbrook, 8km)
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12. Wanklyn (Cranbrook, 8km)
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13. Wycliffe (Cranbrook, 8km)
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Wycliffe - After John Wycliffe (1330?-84), English church reformer and translator of the Bible. He has been described as 'the morning star of the Reformation.' |
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14. Chapman Camp (Kimberley, 20km)
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After F. Chapman, at one time the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company's superintendent of construction at Kimberley. |
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15. Kimberley (City) / Purcell Mountains / Sullivan Hill (Kimberley, 20km)
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Kimberley - Much uncertainty surrounds the origin of this name. |
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16. Meachen (Kimberley, 20km)
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17. North Star (Kimberley, 20km)
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18. Riley (Kimberley, 20km)
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